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Text-to-Speech
Chromebook's text-to-speech, also called Select-to-Speak, allows you to choose items on the screen and have them read aloud using the in-built screen reader technology.
Chromebook's text-to-speech, also called Select-to-Speak, allows you to choose items on the screen and have them read aloud using the in-built screen reader technology.
Setting Up Select-to-Speak
Setting Up Select-to-Speak
Click the Time widget in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
Click the Settings icon.
Click Accessibility.
Select Text-to-speech and click the toggle switch next to Select-to-speak to turn dictation on (blue is on, gray is off).
A Select-to-speech icon will appear on the bottom right of your screen.
Close Settings.
Select Select-to-speak settings to adjust Voice and Highlight.
Select Text-to-speech voice settings to customize, Rate, Pitch, and Volume.
Using Select-to-Speak
Using Select-to-Speak
Depending on your keyboard, you can press the Search key or the Everything button (Launcher key) for some shortcuts.
Both keys work the same.
To select the text you’d like to hear:
Press and hold the Search key and select a line of text.
Press and hold the Search key and drag the pointer over an area of the screen.
Highlight the text and press the Search key + s.
Your Chromebook will read the section aloud and each word will be highlighted.
Use the navigation controls to play, stop, pause, adjust speed, and skip lines of text.
To stop Select-to-speak while it’s reading, press Ctrl or the Search key. You can also select Stop on the navigation controls.
Practice using various text-to-speech tools to choose the one that fits you the best!
Resources
Resources
How to use Select-to-Speak on your Chromebook
Select to Speak
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